March Math Madness: The Mathematics of the NCAA Basketball Tournament

Autor/in	Colgan, Mark D.
Titel	March Math Madness: The Mathematics of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 11 (2006) 7, S.334-342 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Team Sports; Probability; Data Analysis; College Athletics; Mathematics Instruction; Secondary School Mathematics; Middle School Students; Multiplication; Learning Activities; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mannschaftssport; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Auswertung; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Multiplikation; Lernaktivität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This article explores the mathematics involved in the NCAA basketball tournament including data analysis, basic probability, expected value, and the multiplication principle. A fun activity is presented that applies these concepts and involves students shooting Ping-Pong balls to discover a best strategy. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10